Site Assessment

In honor of Groundhog Day this February, I’m going to describe a “normal” trip that I take on a semi-regular basis. I received a call from a relatively small manufacturer that was having some environmental issues and received W&M’s name from a contractor that they use. They asked if I’d come out to take a look. I happily obliged. Most facilities I visit have many similarities and this facility wasn’t an exception. On the grounds are a couple of big steel buildings, substantial amounts of concrete in the front, and the rear of the property is largely bare ground. The steel buildings usually have a crane or two; there is equipment manufactured for oil and gas, shipyards, off-shore platforms, or pipeline facilities. Some facilities make items for all of these types of industries while some only make items for a single industry. On a typical visit, the same thing happens:Read More

Our staff worked with Dallas County District #6 to address contaminated soil along Interstate IH-30 in Balch Springs, Texas. The subject property was adjacent to a gasoline service station and had been impacted with petroleum hydrocarbons. The impact had stopped development of a planned subdivision and specifically the utilities along the highway access road. W&M conducted Phase II sampling at the site, designed plans and specifications for modifications to the buried utilizes, and provided general consulting services to Dallas County to complete this project.